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In 2013, we'll need safety depth that could potentially replace the aging Ryan Clark and Troy Polamalu in the coming years. Guys like USC's T.J. McDonald, Alabama's Robert Lester, Georgia's Bacarri, and Miami's Ray Ray Armstrong will be coming out in 2013, so the safety crop should be deeper in the next draft when compared to this Barron-then-Smith-then-pretty-much-nothing-else safety crop in 2012.

Larry Foote will likely replace James Farrior this season, but he does not have loads of time left himself, and it remains to be see if either of the "SS" crew at ILB (Stevenson Sylvester and Sean Spence) have what it takes to be a legit starter in our 3-4 at ILB. Could we add yet another "SS" ILB in Stanford's Shayne Skov? Other possibilities there include Notre Dame's Manti Te'o (although he may be a mid-first prospect, and I hope we will be drafting 32nd in 2013), as well as a few junior prospects who might come out in 2013, such as Alabama's C.J. Mosley or Oklahoma's Tom Wort.

If our first and second round picks include one of these 4 safeties and one of these 4 inside linebackers, do I get to toot my own horn at this time next year because I mentioned these guys first? (and, yes, I want a cookie!)

Other than safety and ILB, we could very well be in the market for a bell cow type back as Mendenhall may be gone or a WR as Wallace could leave if not franchised.

Yup...Reid and Jefferson could be tremendous options if they come out in the next draft. After focusing on the OL and DL with the vast majority of our prime picks in the last several drafts, it will be time to move away from the big uglies (can't believe I'm saying that) and adding some prime skill players.